Description
Yet it is not our part to master all the tides of the world, but to do what
is in us for the succour of those years wherein we are set, uprooting the evil
in the fields that we know, so that those who live after may have clean earth
to till.
Gandalf, The Return of the King
The Lord of the Rings: The Card Gameis a cooperative adventure game in which
the players attempt to complete a scenario, each with three heroes of their
choice and a deck of allies, events and attachments to support them. Each
round, players send their heroes and allies to quest or to fight with enemies
that engage them. However, as the heroes and allies exhaust after questing,
defending, or attacking, the players' options are typically insufficient to
deal with everything at once. Therefore, players need to determine whether it
is more urgent to quest and make progress in the scenario while the enemy
forces gain power, or to take down enemies while making no progress, not
knowing what will come next.
The Lord of the Rings: The Card Gameis the base game of a Living Card Game
for which new adventure packs are released monthly. The base game contains
three scenarios, twelve famous characters from the works of J.R.R. Tolkien
(including Aragorn, Legolas, Gimli, Denethor and Eowyn), and four
pre-constructed player decks. Players can either use one of these decks or
construct their own deck to increase their chances to be succesful in the more
challenging scenarios. The monthly adventure packs contain a new scenario, a
new hero, and new player cards to be used in their deck. The base game is for
1-2 players, but with an additional base game the scenarios can be played with
up to four players.
Although this game is set in Tolkien's Middle Earth, the scenarios do not
represent scenes from the books, but rather take place in the seventeen years
from Bilbo's 111th birthday until Frodo's departure from the Shire.
The scenarios from saga-expansions do represent scenes from the books.
Saga-expansions will form the Campaign Mode so that you can play all the saga
quests that deal with the trilogy (+ Hobbit) together in one marathon campaign.
AWARDS & HONORS
* 2012 Golden Geek Best Card Game Nominee
* 2012 Golden Geek Best Board Game Artwork/Presentation Nominee
* 2012 Golden Geek Best 2-Player Board Game Nominee
* 2011 Golden Geek Best Thematic Board Game Nominee
* 2011 Golden Geek Best Card Game Nominee
* 2011 Golden Geek Best Board Game Artwork/Presentation Nominee
* 2011 Golden Geek Best 2-Player Board Game Nominee
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